The Wheelknowers | A Formula 1 Podcast By The Final Lap

Josh and Sam are back to break down the week in racing starting with Oliver Rowland's dramatic win at the Mexico City E-Prix! We also discuss three big takeaways from the race starting with Porsche's excellent start to the season despite winning a race yet, Envision Racing's tough start after going pointless in Mexico, and the continued success of the new Attack Mode in Formula E. N...

Josh and Sam are back to start 2025 with a preview of the Formula E Mexico City E-Prix, from last years winner, to this years schedule and track set up, and our picks to win, we break it all down on this episode. After the preview, we finish our 2024 F1 driver rankings as we rank our best drivers from 12th to 1st of the season. Thanks for listening!

Josh and Sam are back to give our reactions to a week full of F1 driver news starting with Sergio Perez's departure from Red Bull and what that means for the team and for Checo moving forward. Then we discuss the decision to promote Liam Lawson over Yuki Tsunoda to the main Red Bull team, how we think Lawson will fair with Red Bull, and what Yuki's next moves are after this decision. Fin...

Josh and Sam are back to kick off the offseason with our personal 2024 F1 driver rankings! In part one we discuss our drivers ranked 24th to 13th on our list before we break down 12th to 1st in next weeks episode. We also break down Yuki Tsunoda's comments that he "Impressed" Red Bull in the post season test in Abu Dhabi and what the chances are that he gets the Red Bull seat for 20...

Josh and Sam are back to break down the week in racing starting with Lando Norris' win in Abu Dhabi as McLaren hold on to win their first constructors championship since 1998, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton stun in their comeback drives to finish third and fourth, and Ferrari come up just shy of a constructors championship of their own. We also discuss the battle for P6 in the constructor...

Josh and Sam are back to break down the penultimate race of the F1 season as Max Verstappen overcomes a one place grid penalty to win the Qatar Grand Prix, the FIA hand out harsh penalties to Norris and Hamilton, and the constructors championship closes as Ferrari cut into McLaren's lead. We also discuss Zhou Guanyu's great drive to get his and Stakes first points of 2024 and Pierre Gasl...

Josh and Sam are back to break down Max Verstappen's fourth straight championship, how he overcame a struggling car to win the title, and if he will be the favorite to win five straight in 2025. We also discuss George Russell's runaway victory in Vegas, Lewis Hamilton's drive through the field after qualifying struggles, and why Mercedes' car worked this weekend. Finally, we re...

Josh and Sam are back to break down our personal top 10 power rankings for the 2024 NASCAR season after the championship was decided one week ago in Phoenix. Next, we react to RFK announcing they will run a third car with Ryan Preece in 2025. We also discuss Sauber signing Gabriel Bortoleto for the 2025 season and beyond, what it means for both parties, and if not signing Franco Colapinto was a mi...

Josh and Sam are back to recap the NASCAR Championship race in Phoenix as Joey Logano becomes a three time series champion! We break down Logano's drive, if he is a deserving champion, what needs to change with the playoff format, and the performances of the other championship four drivers. Finally, we discuss Martin Truex Jr's retirement and SHR's closure in NASCAR. Thanks for list...

Josh and Sam are back to discuss one of the wildest weekends in racing starting with Max Verstappen's P17 to P1 drive in Brazil, how Max has managed to extract the most out of every weekend while Lando and McLaren have struggled, and Alpine's crazy double podium finish! Then we move to Martinsville as we breakdown Ryan Blaney's win to move to the championship for the second straight...

Josh and Sam are back to discuss an exciting weekend in racing as we start with Carlos Sainz's win in Mexico City, if Ferrari are the new constructors championship favorites, Lando and Max's latest on track incident, Sergio's nightmare home race weekend and more. Then we switch over to break down Tyler Reddick's last lap pass for the win to move on to the next round in Homestea...

Josh and Sam are back to discuss the weekend in racing starting with Charles Leclerc's victory at the United States Grand Prix, the battle between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, if Lando should have been given a penalty, what "Leaving the track and gaining an advantage" means, and a three way fight for the constructors championship. Next, we break down Joey Logano's fuel save...

Josh and Sam are back to discuss the weekend in racing starting with Kyle Larson's domination at the Roval, our thoughts on the reconfigured Roval and if it deserves a spot on the schedule, and the bizarre ending to the NASCAR Xfinity series race. Next, we breakdown IndyCar's announcement of the Grand Prix of Arlington in 2026 and if another street course is good for IndyCar. We also dis...

Josh and Sam are back to discuss Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s win at Talladega, Playoff drivers taking it easy on the last lap, more damaged vehicle policy nonsense after the big one, and the playoff picture heading to the Roval. We also break down the shocking lawsuit from 23XI and Front Row Motorsports against NASCAR for violations of Antitrust law for the 2025 charter agreement and what impact th...

Josh and Sam are back to break down Ross Chastain's first win of the season at Kansas, some rough days for playoff drivers like Cindric and Reddick, a possible season saving drive for Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch's near victory, and more! Then we move on to give our personal Top 10 power rankings for the 2024 IndyCar season as we wrap up the year in IndyCar. Finally we discuss the news of t...

Josh and Sam are back to discuss all from the weekend in racing starting with Lando Norris' runaway victory at the Singapore Grand Prix, Max Verstappen's points maximization in second, the Ferrari's qualifying struggles, and the Daniel Ricciardo-Red Bull fiasco. Then we move on to break down Kyle Larson's win at the Bristol Night Race, who was the most surprising driver to not...

Josh and Sam are back to discuss Oscar Piastri's win in Baku, if he can challenge for a world title next season, McLaren's new lead in the constructors championship and who is at fault for the Carlos Sainz-Sergio Perez incident. Next we break down Chris Buescher's win at Watkins Glen, if NASCAR should have stage breaks at road courses, and which drivers are in trouble with one race...

Josh and Sam are back to break down everything from the racing weekend starting with Joey Logano's win in the opening race of the NASCAR playoffs, why Penske seems to work at the highest level once the playoffs start, issues for other playoff drivers, and more. Next we discuss if Kimi Antonelli is ready for Mercedes, before breaking down the CEO of IndyCar's comments about the sports pas...

Josh and Sam are back together for the first time in two weeks to discuss an action packed weekend of racing! First we discuss Charles Leclerc's home win for Ferrari at Monza, along with McLaren's shocking team orders and strategy decisions that could cost them a championship, George Russell's recent struggles, and our personal podiums. Next we break down Chase Briscoe's win at...

It's just Sam this week at The Final Lap, but Josh and I will be reunited soon. In the meantime, I discuss Lando Norris and McLaren's statement win in Max Verstappen's backyard, Harrison Burton's emotional and shocking win at Daytona, and Will Power's dominance in Portland.  F1 at Zandvoort: 0:22 NASCAR at Daytona: 18:19 INDYCAR at Portland: 29:09 I also left predictions o...

It’s just Josh this week as we are back to discuss the weekend in racing starting with Tyler Reddick’s Monday win at a rain delayed Michigan race, how the playoff cut line looks with two races remaining, and if NASCAR can do anything to fix its rain delay issues. Plus I discuss Josef Newgarden’s win at Gateway, how Alex Palou stayed quiet and expanded his championship lead, and Will Power’s shenan...

Josh and Sam are back to breakdown a wild week in racing as Austin Dillon won at Richmond wrecking both Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin on the final lap to get the victory. We discuss the "invisible line" of what is and is not allowed in NASCAR racing, if Dillon should and will get any penalties for this, and if the 'win and your in' playoff system contributed to the incident. We...

Josh and Sam are back to break down our F1 driver rankings so far in 2024 with the series on it's summer break. We also discuss the IMSA race at Road America and if Road America should get a 12 or 24 hour endurance race. Finally we make our predictions for NASCAR at Richmond as the series returns next weekend. Thanks for listening!

Josh and Sam are back to discuss the Belgian Grand Prix and Lewis Hamilton's win after George Russell's post race disqualification, how Mercedes made the mistake of Russell's car being underweight, why it was so difficult to pass at Spa, Norris' continuing turn one mistakes, Verstappen's drive from 11th to fourth, and Perez's future after his second place start turned...

Josh and Sam are back to break down the week in racing starting with Oscar Piastri's first career win despite the drama at McLaren, if Lando should have been forced to give the spot to Oscar, Max Verstappen's radio messages, and Lewis Hamilton's 200th career podium. Then we move to IndyCar and Colton Herta's win in Toronto breaking his two year winless streak, the disastrous da...